More than 20,000 pages of emails released this week by the House Oversight Committee reveal that former Harvard University president and U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers sought personal romantic advice from the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — even after Epstein’s predatory interest in minors was publicly known. Summers, who served as […]
Reverend Jesse Jackson, one of the most prominent figures of the American civil rights movement and a longtime protégé of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has been hospitalized in Chicago, his organization confirmed Wednesday. The 84-year-old founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition is “under observation for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP),” the group said in a […]
Seattle has officially elected a socialist mayor. Katie Wilson, a longtime activist and founder of the city’s Transit Riders’ Union, narrowly defeated incumbent Democrat Bruce Harrell in a race that took more than a week to call due to Washington’s all-mail voting system. According to Decision Desk HQ, Wilson captured 50.2% of the vote to […]
In today’s edition: A deluge of Epstein files rocks Capitol Hill, a Biden-appointed judge weighs freeing thousands of detainees, and the Supreme Court extends a hold on SNAP benefits as the shutdown drags on. Capitol Hill Drops 23,000 Epstein Documents Amid New Political Crossfire Republicans on the House Oversight Committee released tens of thousands of […]
Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings reveal that progressive Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) has spent nearly $75,000 this year on luxury travel, high-end accommodations, and private security—despite representing a working-class district in Dallas and publicly advocating for defunding law enforcement. According to the filings, Crockett’s campaign dropped $25,748.87 on lavish hotels and limousine services in upscale […]
NBA free agent and former Los Angeles Laker Christian Wood reportedly stopped an attempted home invasion in broad daylight by firing several rounds that scared off three suspects at an Airbnb rental in Sherman Oaks. By Luke McCoy for USA Carry The incident occurred just before 1 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6. According to the Los […]
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa sought to distance himself from responsibility for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks during a Fox News interview Monday, a statement that has drawn widespread criticism and renewed questions about his past ties to jihadist movements. The main focus of the interview related to his previous connections to al-Qaeda, his ideological […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – China sharpens its language on Taiwan as part of ‘longer-term’ strategy. China has released a series of statements, articles, and photos that analysts say signal an escalation in the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s approach to Taiwan. A series of “explainer” articles in state media outlined how Taiwan would be governed […]
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is moving to revive offshore oil and gas drilling along the California coast, a shift that would break with four decades of bipartisan avoidance and trigger a fresh political and environmental fight. According to draft documents, six lease sales are planned between 2027 and 2030 across federal waters stretching from […]
Republicans on the House Oversight Committee released tens of thousands of Epstein-related documents Wednesday afternoon, just hours after Democrats made public a handful of emails from deceased financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his partner, convicted child trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, that mentioned President Donald Trump by name. According to The New York Times, the […]
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NCA&T) is still pushing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) on students, despite a ban from the University of North Carolina system’s Board of Governors. “This office is not actually under the DEI officer, so we’re able to just keep going,” Office of Intercultural Engagement (OIE) Assistant Director Pascha […]
When Fiction Governs: Chuck Schumer, The Baileys, And The Politics Of Make-Believe
Chuck Schumer has been telling one story for nearly three decades. It begins on Long Island, in Massapequa, with Joe and Eileen Bailey and their three children, a middle-class family in a split-level house, two jobs, and the usual anxieties about property taxes, tuition, and security. They attend Islanders games and sing the anthem. They […]